Russia–Ukraine War (April 15): Between 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian Troops Have Died in War: Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference along with the presidents of Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia and Latvia, following their talks in Kyiv, on April 13, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 15. Click here for updates from April 14.

Between 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian Troops Have Died in War: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday told CNN that between 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died so far in the war with Russia and another 10,000 have been injured.

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Ukraine Says Fighting Rages in Mariupol, Blasts Rattle Kyiv

Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia’s siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city’s massive steel works and port, and the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks.